Captain Vren looks to Sloane.
"That’s your area of expertise." 
Sloane
Sloane replies, clearly thinking as she speaks.
"I know, I know, I know. Let me think." She then rambles rapidly,
"I may have an idea. Okay, so, a ritual binding. You know it can take weeks for an elemental her size. Mostly because they’re unwilling to bind and the crystal needs to be infused with magic from a very powerful master. However, this crystal is anlready infused with the binding magic and was infused specifically for her. Now, if she’s willing to bind on her own, the crystal should theoretically take her back in. We just need to activate the crystal."
She hands the crystal to Malbor,
"Since she trusts you...", then the gnome artificer takes off onto the
Zarantyr, past the captain and below deck.
As soon as the crystal touches Malbor’s hands, the deep blue crystal begins to glow faintly. As the drow peers into the crystal, he can see the runes of the binding magic within.
Nictorah sent a note to Ganesh
OOC:
Malbor takes 1d6 psychic damage and I’ll need a concentration check to maintain your hold over the elemental. (DC 10)